Lawrence County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.6%), Educational,health and social services (20.6%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

Lawrence County, Indiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lawrence County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 22,381	(48.7%)
Females: 23,541	(51.3%)

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Lawrence County:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,412
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$408
State:	$518

Lawrence County:	$99,379
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $122,391

Here:	$122,391
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $114,088

Here:	$114,088
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $167,650

Here:	$167,650
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $132,643

Here:	$132,643
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $145,595

Here:	$145,595
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $42,653

Here:	$42,653
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$52,440

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 100
• Thefts: 135
• Auto thefts: 24

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 49
• Thefts: 117
• Auto thefts: 14

This county:	9.8%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $565 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $675 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bedford, Mitchell, Oolitic.

2005 air pollution in Lawrence County:

Lead: 0.03 µg/m³ (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Greene County , Jackson County , Martin County , Monroe County , Orange County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Lawrence County: 4-H Club Fairground (A), Mitchell Speedway (B), Purdue Experimental Orchard (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lawrence County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Shiloh Church (B), Leatherwood Church (C), Valley Mission Church (D), Gil Gal Church (E), Liberty Church (F), Trinity Church (G), Breeze Hill Church (H), The Meadows Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant Hill Cemetery (1), Georgia Cemetery (2), Anderson Cemetery (3), Perkins Cemetery (4), Graves Cemetery (5), Grodey Cemetery (6), Hall Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Tincher Lake (A), Me Pike Pond (B), Sheeks Lake (C), Hickory Grove Pond (D), Half Moon Lake (E), Dutch Ridge Lake (F), Spring Mall Park Lake (G), Ken-Ray Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Leatherwood Creek (A), McPike Branch (B), Knob Creek (C), Mill Creek (D), Wolf Creek (E), Jackie Branch (F), Hunter Creek (G), Howe Creek (H), Spring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lawrence County include: Indian Creek Camp (1), Camp Indi-Co-So (2), Spring Mill State Park (3), Williams Dam Public Fishing Area (4), Bedford Christian Camp (5), Bishop Roberts Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.3%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 979
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 425 (45% naturalized citizens)

Lawrence County:	0.9%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,289
• One, attached: 223
• Two: 440
• 3 or 4: 552
• 5 to 9: 388
• 10 to 19: 182
• 20 or more: 441
• Mobile homes: 2,989
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 56

Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 6,347 (688 second mortgage, 547 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,899

Here:	61.9% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Lawrence County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Indiana state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 88 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 51 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Lawrence County-area historical earthquake activity is above Indiana state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 80.3 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 75.4 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 77.8 miles away from Lawrence County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 88.5 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.0 miles away from Lawrence County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,064 (80%) Carpooled: 3,117 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 95 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 23 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 263 (1%) Other means: 220 (1%) Worked at home: 506 (2%)

4.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,851 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.63%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.36% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($21,009 average AGI)
1.28% relocated from other states ($10,842 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	1.28%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Monroe County, IN	1.15% ($29,724 average AGI)
from Orange County, IN	0.50% ($22,765)
from Greene County, IN	0.22% ($30,026)
from Jackson County, IN	0.16% ($31,500)
from Marion County, IN	0.15% ($29,520)
from Washington County, IN	0.11% ($29,895)
from Martin County, IN	0.11% ($24,444)

5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,440 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.74% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($20,875 average AGI)
1.51% relocated to other states ($9,564 average AGI)

Lawrence County:	1.51%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Monroe County, IN	1.33% ($28,504 average AGI)
to Orange County, IN	0.49% ($26,729)
to Marion County, IN	0.25% ($26,581)
to Greene County, IN	0.20% ($28,914)
to Jackson County, IN	0.17% ($28,897)
to Washington County, IN	0.10% ($26,647)
to Martin County, IN	0.08% ($28,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,927 (6,664 aged, 1,263 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 38,747 (10,587 male householders, 2,433 female householders)

  10,830 spouses, 12,759 children (10,848 natural, 355 adopted, 1,556 stepchildren), 759 grandchildren, 214 brothers or sisters, 245 parents, 322 other relatives, 598 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,459 (2,480 male householders (1,991 living alone)), 2,987 female householders (2,736 living alone)), 992 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 716 (657 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,154 2-persons, 3,014 3-persons, 2,537 4-persons, 964 5-persons, 245 6-persons, 106 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,727 1-person, 529 2-persons, 146 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

97.9% of residents of Lawrence County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $251,699,000 ($5425 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,375,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $128,183,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $54,154,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,316,000
Federal grants: $47,672,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,605,000 ($5,823,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,770,000 ($2,113,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $576,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,151,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,619,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.43 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

59% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Indiana.

Lawrence County:	59.5%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 37681
• Northeast: 1018
• Midwest: 2224
• South: 3512
• West: 939

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $69,500

Here:	5.4%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	4.0%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	14.4%
Indiana:	23.4%

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